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The mitochondrial DNA 9-bp deletion polymorphism is a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma in the Chinese population.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 May 2012
Jin Yiqi, Yu Qiang, Zhou Dayong, Chen Lei, Huang Xianchen, Xu Guoxiong, Huang Jian, Gao Xueren, Gao Yuzhen, Shen Liming
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. Although molecular biology of carcinogenesis and tumor progression of HCC has been increasingly understood with intense research in recent years, the molecular and cellular mechanisms of HCC pathogenesis are still poorly understood. In the present study, a case-control study including 390 HCC patients and 431 healthy controls was...
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